用 yòng to use / to make use of / to employ / (coverb) with / using / to need / to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) / usefulness / utility / (bound form) expense / outlay / (courteous) to eat / to drink / (literary) hence / therefore syn 喝酒 hē jiǔ to drink (alcohol) syn 酒店 jiǔ diàn wine shop / pub (public house) / hotel / restaurant / (Tw) hostess club syn 干杯 乾杯 gān bēi to drink a toast / Cheers! (proposing a toast) / Here's to you! / Bottoms up! / lit. dry cup 饮料 飲料 yǐn liào drink / beverage syn 酗酒 xù jiǔ heavy drinking / to get drunk / to drink to excess syn 品味 pǐn wèi to sample / to taste / to appreciate / one's taste (i.e. in music, literature, fashion, food and drink etc) / good taste syn 葡萄酒 pú tao jiǔ (grape) wine 苏打 蘇打 sū dá (loanword) soda / (loanword) carbonated drink / soft drink 汽水 qì shuǐ soda pop / carbonated soft drink 喝茶 hē chá to drink tea / to get engaged / to have a serious conversation / (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") syn 酒馆 酒館 jiǔ guǎn tavern / pub / wine shop syn 饮食 飲食 yǐn shí eating and drinking / food and drink / diet syn 吸食 xī shí (of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc) / (of a person) to take (a narcotic drug) / to drink through a straw syn 酿酒 釀酒 niàng jiǔ to make a fermented drink (i.e. to brew beer, make wine etc) 酒会 酒會 jiǔ huì drinking party / wine reception syn 陈年 陳年 chén nián (of wine) aged / (of debts etc) old / longstanding syn 举杯 舉杯 jǔ bēi to toast sb (with wine etc) / to drink a toast syn 美酒 měi jiǔ good wine / fine liquor syn 烈酒 liè jiǔ strong alcoholic drink 酒杯 jiǔ bēi wine cup syn 酒水 jiǔ shuǐ beverage / drink syn 烧酒 燒酒 shāo jiǔ name of a famous Tang dynasty wine / same as 白酒[bai2 jiu3] syn 祝酒 zhù jiǔ to drink a toast 红牛 紅牛 hóng niú Red Bull (energy drink) 畅饮 暢飲 chàng yǐn to have a few drinks / to drink to one's heart's content syn 白酒 bái jiǔ baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum / (Tw) white wine (abbr. for 白葡萄酒[bai2 pu2 tao5 jiu3]) syn 酒量 jiǔ liàng capacity for liquor / how much one can drink 清酒 qīng jiǔ sake (Japanese rice wine) syn 酒窖 jiǔ jiào wine cellar 酒味 jiǔ wèi smell of alcohol / flavoring of rum or other liquor in food / aroma or nose (of wine) 冷饮 冷飲 lěng yǐn cold drink 饮用 飲用 yǐn yòng drink / drinking or drinkable (water) syn 酿成 釀成 niàng chéng to make (wine or spirits) / (fig.) to lead to (a bad result) 酒厂 酒廠 jiǔ chǎng wine factory / distillery 狂饮 狂飲 kuáng yǐn to drink hard syn 痛饮 痛飲 tòng yǐn to drink one's fill syn 圣贤 聖賢 shèng xián a sage / wise and holy man / virtuous ruler / Buddhist lama / wine syn 把酒 bǎ jiǔ to raise one's wine cup syn 酿造 釀造 niàng zào to brew / to make (wine, vinegar, soybean paste etc) by fermentation syn 起泡 qǐ pào to bubble / to foam / to blister / to sprout boils (on one's body) / sparkling (wine etc) 软饮料 軟飲料 ruǎn yǐn liào soft drink 佳酿 佳釀 jiā niàng excellent wine syn 吃喝 chī hē to eat and drink / food and drink 犒劳 犒勞 kào láo to reward with food and drink / to feast (sb) / presents of food etc made to troops / Taiwan pr. [kao4 lao4] syn 热饮 熱飲 rè yǐn hot drink 酒器 jiǔ qì drinking vessel / wine cup syn 果酒 guǒ jiǔ fruit wine 破戒 pò jiè to violate a religious precept / to smoke or drink after giving up 吃喝玩乐 吃喝玩樂 chī hē wán lè to eat, drink and be merry (idiom) / to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure syn 酒菜 jiǔ cài food and drink / food to accompany wine syn 酒色 jiǔ sè wine and women / color of wine / drunken expression 酒壶 酒壺 jiǔ hú wine pot / wine cup 老酒 lǎo jiǔ wine, esp. Shaoxing wine syn 下酒 xià jiǔ to be appropriate to have with alcohol / to down one's drink syn 灯红酒绿 燈紅酒綠 dēng hóng jiǔ lǜ lanterns red, wine green (idiom) / feasting and pleasure-seeking / debauched and corrupt environment syn 名酒 míng jiǔ a famous wine syn 斟酒 zhēn jiǔ to pour wine or liquor 雪碧 xuě bì Sprite (soft drink) 陪酒 péi jiǔ to drink along (with sb) 余韵 餘韻 yú yùn pleasant lingering effect / memorable stylishness / haunting tune / aftertaste (of a good wine etc) syn 贪杯 貪杯 tān bēi to drink in excess 觥筹交错 觥籌交錯 gōng chóu jiāo cuò wine goblets and gambling chips lie intertwined / to drink and gamble together in a large group (idiom) / a big (drinking) party 酒令 jiǔ lìng wine-drinking game syn 黄酒 黃酒 huáng jiǔ "yellow wine" (mulled rice wine, usually served warm) syn 酒具 jiǔ jù wine vessel / wine cup syn 酥油茶 sū yóu chá butter tea (Tibetan, Mongolian etc drink derived from milk) 交杯酒 jiāo bēi jiǔ formal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as traditional wedding ceremony 张飞 張飛 zhāng fēi Zhang Fei (168-221), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, famous as fearsome fighter and lover of wine 七喜 qī xǐ 7 Up (soft drink) / Hedy Holding Co., PRC computer manufacturer 酣畅 酣暢 hān chàng unrestrained / cheerful lack of inhibition, esp. for drinking or sleeping / to drink with abandon syn 酣暢 酣畅 hān chàng unrestrained / cheerful lack of inhibition, esp. for drinking or sleeping / to drink with abandon 酒酿 酒釀 jiǔ niàng sweet fermented rice / glutinous rice wine syn 豆汁 dòu zhī douzhi, fermented drink made from ground mung beans / soy milk syn 酒饭 酒飯 jiǔ fàn food and drink syn 酒糟 jiǔ zāo distiller's grain / wine lees 大口 dà kǒu big mouthful (of food, drink, smoke etc) / open mouth / gulping / gobbling / gaping 红酒 紅酒 hóng jiǔ red wine 牛头 牛頭 niú tóu ox head / ox-head shaped wine vessel 料酒 liào jiǔ cooking wine 黄菊 黃菊 huáng jú yellow chrysanthemum / wine 喝光 hē guāng to drink up / to finish (a drink) 下药 下藥 xià yào to prescribe medicine / to poison / to slip a drug (into sb's drink etc) syn 女儿红 女兒紅 nǚ ér hóng kind of Chinese wine 劝酒 勸酒 quàn jiǔ to urge sb to drink alcohol syn 罚酒 罰酒 fá jiǔ to drink as the result of having lost a bet 酒力 jiǔ lì capacity for alcohol / ability to hold drink 浅尝 淺嚐 qiǎn cháng to merely have a sip or a bite (of one's food or drink) / (fig.) to dabble in / to flirt with (a topic) 酒神 jiǔ shén Bacchus (the Greek god of wine), aka Dionysus 花雕 huā diāo Shaoxing yellow wine syn 杜康 dù kāng Du Kang, legendary inventor of wine 买春 買春 mǎi chūn to visit a prostitute / (literary) to buy wine or drinks 酒食 jiǔ shí food and drink syn 独酌 獨酌 dú zhuó to drink alone 醉翁 zuì wēng wine-lover / drinker / toper / drunkard 玉髓 yù suǐ (mineralogy) chalcedony / exquisite wine 空口 kōng kǒu incomplete meal of a single dish / meat or vegetable dish without rice or wine / rice without meat or vegetables 酒兴 酒興 jiǔ xìng interest in wine / passion for drinking 